Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport.
Recently the Government of Nova Scotia and Transport Canada arranged a meeting to discuss the emergency measures aspects of hazardous transportation of radioactive materials through Nova Scotia. The material provided said that the sample of radioactive material which comes from Russia by ship will enter Canada in Halifax and be moved by road to Chalk River, Ontario early this summer.
First, will the minister confirm that approval has been granted for this shipment? Second, will he indicate whether this meeting scheduled for tomorrow in Truro, Nova Scotia—